Neil Gladd - Concert Programs


12/6/81 Recital, Church of the Annunciation,
Washington, DC
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Frank Conlon, piano
Marilyn Boyd DeReggi, soprano
Slumber Song
     (soprano and mandolin) 
Clara Lyle Boone
(b.1928)
Zufriedenheit 
Komm, Liebe Zither
     (soprano and mandolin) 
W.A. Mozart
 (1756-1791)
Partita III in E, BWV 1006 
     Preludio 
     Loure
     Gavotte en Rondeau
     Menuet I & II
     Bouree
     Gigue
J.S. Bach
(1685-1750)
Grand Sonata in C for Piano and Mandolin (1810)
     Allegro con spirito
     Andante moderato siziliano
     Rondo
Johann N. Hummel
(1778-1837)
Sonata: Variations for Mandolin and Piano (1965) (first performance)
     Theme: Andante espressivo
     Allegro giusto
     Lento
     Allegro Molto
     Lento
Carman Moore
(b.1936)
Sonatina [Pno] (first performance) Neil Gladd
(b.1955)
The Red Bach Book: Three Rags After Bach (1980) [Pno] (first performance)
     The Ragtime Offering
     The Goldberg Rag
     The Art of the Rag
Neil Gladd
Tarantella (1898)
Angelo Mascheroni
 (1856-1905)


11/18/82 Recital - Folger Shakespeare Library,
Washington, DC
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Marcia Kravis, harpsichord
Sonata in E minor for mandolin and continuo (first modern performance)
     Allegro
     Allegro
     Adagio
     Allegro
Carlo  Arrigoni
(1697-1744)
Sonata in A, Op. II no. I, for mandolin and continuo
     Preludio
     Corrente
     Sarabanda
     Allegro
Gaetano Boni
Sonata in D for mandolin and continuo
     Grave
     Allegro
     Grave
     Allegro
Carlo  Arrigoni
Partita a Dodici Toni (1982) [solo Mand] (first performance)
     Corrente
     Sarabanda
     Minuetto I e II
     Gavotta
     Giga
Neil Gladd
(b.1955)
2 Pieces for Harpsichord
     Farewell to a Hubbard Harpsichord (first performance)
     Le Tombeau de Scarlatti
Neil Gladd
Andante and Variations, WoO 44 #2 Ludwig Van Beethoven
 (1770-1827)


1987 Recital Tour
2/24, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
2/26, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
2/28, Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, NY
3/1, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Betty Bullock, piano
Grand Sonata in C for Piano and Mandolin (1810)
     Allegro con spirito
     Andante moderato siziliano
     Rondo
Johann N. Hummel
(1778-1837)
Sonata: Variations for Mandolin and Piano (1965)
     Theme: Andante espressivo
     Allegro giusto
     Lento
     Allegro Molto
     Lento
Carman Moore
(b.1936)
A la fin -- tout  seul (1985) Elizabeth Vercoe
(b.1941)
Sonata for Solo Mandolin (1983) 
     Toccata 
     Aria
     Dance
Neil Gladd
(b.1955)
Concerto for Mandolin (1985)
     Con Brio
     Barcarolle Funebre
     Toccata
Brian Israel
(1951-1986)
Annie Laurie, Variations (1901) Valentine Abt
(1873-1933)
Witches Dance (1901)
Samuel Siegel
 (1875-1948)
Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
     from Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Felix Mendelssohn
(1809-1847)


Mandolin Madness II
5/18/87, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Neil Gladd, mandolin and electric mandolin
Ron L Warren, piano and celesta
Jean De Mart Warren, flute and piccolo
Sharilyn Clark, xylophone
Salterella (1981/86) (first U.S. performance)
[electric-mandolin and piano] 
Carol Ann Weaver
(b. 1948)
Cinque Miniature, Op.20c (1962) (first performance)
[flute, mandolin and celesta]
     Andante
     Lento
     Allegretto
     Lentissimo
     Vivo
Derek Healey
(b.1936)
Toccata (1987) (first performance)
     from Sonata II for Solo Mandolin
Neil Gladd
(b.1955)
Little Serenade (1953) (first U.S. performance)
[piccolo, xylophone and mandolin]
     Moderato tranquillo
     Allegretto grazioso
     Con Brio
     Lento Capriccioso
     Vivace 
William Bardwell
(1915-1994)
Silicon Valley Breakdown (1982)
[computer generated tape]
David Jaffe
(b.1955)
Concerto for Electric Mandolin and Tape (1987) (first performance)
     Allegro
     Andante
     Allegro
Pamela J. Marshall
(b.1954) 
Jazz Suite (1987) [El-Mand, Pno] (first performance)
     Electric Bebop
     Older Woman Blues
     Blue Ivory Rag
     Boogie for Leda
Elizabeth Vercoe
(b.1941)


12/2/93 - Music of the Art Deco Period 
Market 5 Gallery, Washington, DC
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Betty Bullock, piano
Joyce N. Spears, soprano
Ukelele Serenade (1926)
     (from Two Pieces for Violin)
Aaron Copland
(1900-1990)
Sieben Stucke nach der Dreigroschenoper (1930) (arr. Stefan Frenkel)
     Moritat vom Mackie Messer
     Ruf aus der Gruft
     Ballade vom angenehman Leben
     Polly's Lied
     Zuhalterballade
     Seerauberjenny
     Kanonensong
Kurt Weill
(1900-1950)
No One Knows this Little Rose (1925)
The Bird (1923)
John Woods Duke
(1899-1984)
Suite pour Chant et Violon (1925)
      A Menina e a Cancao
      Quero Ser Alegre
      Sertaneja
Heitor Villa-Lobos
(1887-1959)
Sonata, Op. 31, Nr 2 (1924) 
     Leicht bewegte Viertel 
     Ruhig bewegte Achtel
     Gemächliche Viertel
     Fünf Variationen über das Lied "Komm, lieber Mai" v. Mozart
Paul Hindemith
(1895-1961)
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (1939?) 
     (arr. Neil Gladd)
Richard Rodgers
(1902-1979)
Black and Blue Bottom (1933)
Romantic Joe (1934)
Runnin' Ragged (1933)
Joe Venuti
(1889-1978)
Souvenir, Barcarolle and Humoresque arr. Bernardo de Pace
(1886-1966)
St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy) arr. Dave Apollon
(1898-1972)


2/11/94 Recital - George Washington University, Washington, DC
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Sonata I in G minor, BWV 1001 
     Adagio 
     Fuga
     Siciliana
     Presto
J.S. Bach
(1685-1750)
L'avez vous vo mon bien aime
     (from A Complete Introduction to the Art of Playing the Mandoline, ca.1760)
Sigr. Leoni of Naples
Finale from the D Concerto (1905) Aubrey Stauffer
(1876-1952)
Sonata, Op. 31, Nr 2 (1924) 
     Leicht bewegte Viertel 
     Ruhig bewegte Achtel
     Gemächliche Viertel
     Fünf Variationen über das Lied "Komm, lieber Mai" v. Mozart
Paul Hindemith
(1895-1961)
Sonata II for Solo Mandolin (1989) 
     Toccata 
     Andante
     Fugue
Neil Gladd
(b.1955)
Mandolin Night (1985) Pamela J. Marshall
(b. 1954)


5/96, Opening of Dresden Exhibit, Library of Congress,
Washington, DC
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Mary Price and Andrea Vercoe, violins
Patricia Smith, viola
Brigitta Gruenther, cello
Concerto in G for Mandolin  (mandolin, 2 violins and cello)
     Allegro 
     Aria
     Allegro
Johann Adolf Hasse
(1699-1783)
Quartetto in A  (mandolin, violin, viola and cello)
     Allegro
     Rondo
Francesco G. Giuliani
Concerto in E  (mandolin and string quartet)
     Allegro
     Largo
     Presto
J.S. Bach
 (1685-1750)
String Quartet in G, KV 387 
     Allegro vivace assai
     Menuetto - Trio
     Andante cantabile
     Molto Allegro
W.A. Mozart
 (1756-1791)
Partita III in E, BWV 1006 
     Preludio 
     Loure
     Gavotte en Rondeau
     Menuet I & II
     Bouree
     Gigue
J.S. Bach
Quartet in G  (mandolin, violin, viola and cello)
     Andante 
     Minuetto - Trio I and II
     Finale
Jan Ladislav Dussek
(1760-1815)
Concerto in C for Mandolin  (mandolin and string quartet)
     Allegro 
     Largo
     Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi
(1678-1741)


10/7/01 - Takoma Park Municipal Building, Takoma Park, MD
10/12/01 - George Washington University, Washington, DC
10/29/01 - Daemen College, Amherst, NY
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Partita III in E, BWV 1006 
     Preludio 
     Loure
     Gavotte en Rondeau
     Menuet I & II
     Bouree
     Gigue
J.S. Bach
(1685-1750)
La Chasse de L'isle Adam
     (from A Complete Introduction to the Art of Playing the Mandoline, ca.1760)
Sigr. Leoni of Naples
II Preludio
Raffaele Calace
(1886-1934)
Finale from the D Concerto (1905) Aubrey Stauffer
(1876-1952)
From the Forest (1936)
     Light and Shadow
     Birds at Play
     The Brook
Sol Goichberg
(1908-1978)
Scherzo-Rhapsody (1985)
     (played 10/7 and 10/29, only)
Chester Mais
(b.1936)
The Chase (1984)
      (played 10/7 only)
Per Nørgård
(b.1932)
Fantasy Variations IV (1992)
      (played 10/29 only)
Robert Lombardo
(b.1932)
Sonata II for Solo Mandolin (1989) 
     Toccata 
     Andante
     Fugue
Neil Gladd
(b.1955)


  

6/2/02 - Music for Mandolin, Guitar and Voice
Takoma Park Presbyterian Church, Takoma Park, MD
Neil Gladd, mandolin / composer
Steve Smith, guitar / composer
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
Joyce Lundy, soprano
Threnody (2001) Premiere 
(mandolin)
Neil Gladd
(b.1955)
Taunder Naken
Henry VIII
(1491-1547)
Sonata in D for mandolin and continuo 
     Grave 
     Allegro
     Grave
     Allegro
Carlo  Arrigoni
(1697-1744)
Artists' Valse 
(Transcribed from a 1908 recording by the composer) 
Valentine Abt
(1873-1933)
Carousel Waltz (1999) Premiere
(mandolin and guitar)
Neil Gladd
Transit Aetas (from Juditha Triumphans)
(mezzo-soprano, mandolin and guitar)
Antonio Vivaldi
(1678-1741)
Slumber Song
The Girl’s Song to Her Mother 
Hilary Tann
(b.1947 )
Three Songs After Thomas Campion (2002) Premiere 
    Silly Boy, ‘Tis Ful Moone Yet 
    So Quicke, So Hot, So Mad
    Shall I Come, Sweet Love, To Thee
Neil Gladd
Herstory IV (1997) Premiere of mandolin version
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
Elizabeth Vercoe
(b.1941)
Café Ursula 1995 (1995) U.S. Premiere
(guitar)
Steve Smith
(b.1960)
September Swale (1993) 
Beth Anderson
(b.1950)
Sonatinetta (1984) 
     Toccata
     Elegia
     Menuetto
Brian Israel
(1951-1986)
Funfair on a Single Malt (1999) Premiere
(mandolin and guitar)
Steve Smith
Zufriedenheit 
Komm, Liebe Zither
W.A. Mozart
 (1756-1791)
Suite pour Chant et Violon (1925)
      A Menina e a Cancao
      Quero Ser Alegre
      Sertaneja
(soprano and mandolin) 
Heitor Villa-Lobos
(1887-1959)
Hark How the Songsters  (from Timon of Athens)  Henry Purcell
(1659-1695)
A Real Slow Drag (from Treemonisha, 1913) 
 (soprano, mezzo-soprano, mandolin and guitar)
Scott Joplin
(1868-1917)


2/7/03 - Music for Mandolin, Guitar and Voice
 George Washington University
Phillips Hall, B-120 - 801 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC
Neil Gladd, mandolin / composer
Steve Smith, guitar / composer
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
Joyce Lundy, soprano
Hark, How the Songsters  (from Timon of Athens) 
(soprano, mezzo-soprano, mandolin and guitar)
 Henry Purcell
(1659-1695
Transit Aetas (from Juditha Triumphans)
(mezzo-soprano, mandolin and guitar)
Antonio Vivaldi
(1678-1741)
Taunder Naken (1491-1547)
September Swale (1993)
(mandolin and guitar)
Beth Anderson
(b.1950)
Three Songs After Thomas Campion (2002)
    Silly Boy, ‘Tis Ful Moone Yet 
    So Quicke, So Hot, So Mad
    Shall I Come, Sweet Love, To Thee
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
(b.1955)
Carousel Waltz (1999)
Celtistan's Farewell (2002) Premiere
Neil Gladd
Funfair on a Single Malt (1999)
(mandolin and guitar)
Steve Smith
(b.1960)
Three Spirituals
    I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
    Sweet Little Jesus Boy 
    Ain't Got Time to Die
(soprano and guitar) 

Traditional
Robert MacGimsey
Traditional
A Real Slow Drag (from Treemonisha, 1913) 
(soprano, mezzo-soprano, mandolin and guitar)
Scott Joplin
(1868-1917)


Hokie Spirit Tribute Concert
Artomatic
2100 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA
Saturday, 4/28/07 at 2:00
Neil Gladd, mandolin


Threnody (2001)

Neil Gladd
(b.1955)
La Chasse De L'Isle Adam
Gabriele Leone
Partita III in E, BWV 1006  (excerpts)
     Bouree
     Gigue
J.S. Bach
(1685-1750)



Artomatic
2121 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA
Friday, 5/18/07 at 7:00
Saturday, 5/19/07 at 8:00
 Neil Gladd, mandolin / composer
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
Cathryn Frazier-Neely, soprano

Threnody (2001)
(solo mandolin)
Neil Gladd
(b.1955)
Toccata from Sonata for Solo Mandolin (1983) 
Neil Gladd
Two Folk Song Settings (1968)
   Soldier Soldier
   Love is Teasin'
(soprano and mandolin)
Howard Boatwright
(1918-1999)

Slumber Song
(soprano and mandolin)
Four Vocalises (1984) (II and IV)
(soprano and mandolin)
Clare Shore
 (b. 1954)
Cicadas, A Wild Dance (2004) Premiere
(solo mandolin)
Maurice Saylor
(b.1957)
Three Songs After Thomas Campion (2002)
    Silly Boy, ‘Tis Ful Moone Yet 
    So Quicke, So Hot, So Mad
    Shall I Come, Sweet Love, To Thee
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
Neil Gladd
Herstory IV (1997)
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
Elizabeth Vercoe
(b.1941)
Mandolin Night (1985)
(solo mandolin)
Pamela Marshall
(b. 1954)





Concert by Curtain Call Productions
Takoma Theatre
6833 4th Street NW, Washington, DC
Saturday, 12/8/07 at 7:30
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano

Concert by Curtain Call Productions
Takoma Theatre
6833 4th Street NW, Washington, DC
Saturday, 12/8/07 at 7:30
Neil Gladd, mandolin
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano




























































Show by Curtain Call Productions
Takoma Theatre, 6833 4th St. NW, Washington, DC
Saturday, 12/8/07 at 7:30
Many performers in a variety of styles, including:
Neil Gladd, mandolin / composer

Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
 


Zufriedenheit 
Komm, Liebe Zither
W.A. Mozart
 (1756-1791)
Slumber Song


Three Songs After Thomas Campion (2002)
    Silly Boy, ‘Tis Ful Moone Yet 
    So Quicke, So Hot, So Mad
    Shall I Come, Sweet Love, To Thee
(b.1955)
Three Christmas Carols
   Silent Night
   I Wonder as I Wander
   O Holy Night
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)

Franz Gruber
Appalachan
Adolphe Adam


La Chasse de L'isle Adam
     (from A Complete Introduction to the Art of Playing the Mandoline, ca.1760)
Gabriele Leone
Pilgrim's Chorus from Tannhauser (arr. by J. Robert Morris)
(solo mandolin)
Richard Wagner





Lunchtime Christmas Concert
Old Presbyterian Meeting House
421 S. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA
Wednesday, 12/19/07 at 12:05
Neil Gladd, mandolin / composer

Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano
 
La Chasse de L'isle Adam
     (from A Complete Introduction to the Art of Playing the Mandoline, ca.1760)
Gabriele Leone
Zufriedenheit 
Komm, Liebe Zither
W.A. Mozart
 (1756-1791)
Three Songs After Thomas Campion (2002)
    Silly Boy, ‘Tis Ful Moone Yet 
    So Quicke, So Hot, So Mad
    Shall I Come, Sweet Love, To Thee
(mezzo-soprano and mandolin)
(b.1955)
Three Christmas Carols
   Silent Night
   I Wonder as I Wander
   O Holy Night

Franz Gruber
Appalachan
Adolphe Adam





Mandolin Chamber and Vocal Music
Grace Church
1041 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20007
Date and final program TBA
Neil Gladd, mandolin / composer
Assim Jackson, viola / composer
Marjorie Bunday, mezzo-soprano

Zufriedenheit 
Komm, Liebe Zither
W.A. Mozart
 (1756-1791)
Seven Ancient Greek Lyrics (2007) Premiere
I. Bad Luck (Hipponax)
II. Wanderer's Delight (Archilochus)
III. Golden Love (Mimnermus)
IV. Words of Wisdom (Theognis)
V. To the Evros River (Alcaeus)
VI. Wrong One (Anacreon)
VII. Halcyon Days (Simonides)
(mezzo soprano and mandolin)
Victor Kioulaphides
(b. 1961)
Partita a Dodici Toni (1982)
     Corrente
     Sarabanda
     Minuetto I e II
     Gavotta
     Giga
(solo mandolin)
Neil Gladd
(b.1955)








 Scherzo Petite  (2007) Premiere
(mandolin and viola)
Aasim Jackson

Sommerlied aus Darlana (1991)
Ich seh in Deine Augen (1991)
(mezzo soprano, mandolin and viola)
Otto Freudenthal
(b. 1934)